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Archive for December, 2011

2011 is almost over…

Posted by Ali on December 28, 2011

A year ago today, in 2010, my grandmother passed away. On Christmas of 2010, I was so busy rushing to get our horse’s out of a crazy lady Karen’s barn, I didn’t see her. I missed my chance to see my Grandma, for the last time, on Christmas. I was, for a lack of better [...]

More than just riding…

Posted by Ali on December 27, 2011

I got to thinking the other day.. When was the last time I rode a horse? Well… 4-5 months I believe. The weird thing is I don’t have the drive to ride right now. There are reasons, I still love horses and working with them. But this got me thinking to why I haven’t ridden… Well, we only have 1 horse that I could ride [...]

Slow down Annie!

Posted by Ali on December 13, 2011

I’m working with Annie on the straightness training. Our current exercises include the LFS (lateral bending, forward down, and stepping under) at a walk on a circle, short bursts of LFS on a line, and the shoulder-in. One of the problems I have been having with Annie was her walking to fast. All of this [...]

Brady rocks the arena!

Posted by Ali on December 10, 2011

I decided recently Brady should get some more ground work attention. We usually take him on walks and brush him, even tack him up for his walks. But I think it’s time for me to ask a little more of him. Not too much more, just some trotting and some ground poles. Using his brain [...]

Brady might be ready…

Posted by Ali on December 9, 2011

Yep, ready… for… the next step in his training. Still short sessions, but some more trotting and work. He’s a big boy and he’s put on some weight since being at the new barn. He felt so great the other night he kept pawing while I was leading him and eventually reared up. He was [...]